German wine harvest is projected to increase by 5% year-on-year in 2025, with the volume of wine must reaching 8.2 million hectolitres, according to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
In 2024, the wine harvest was particularly low at 7.8 million hectolitres due to late frosts and heavy rainfall and was 12% below the six-year average of 8.9 million hectolitres for 2018 to 2023.
Destatis noted that this year’s harvest is expected to be slightly below-average – down 3% from the six-year average of 8.5 million hectolitres for 2019 to 2024.
Regional Highlights
More than half of the expected total German wine harvest (51%) will come from Rheinhessen (2.2 million hectolitres) and Pfalz (2.0 million hectolitres) – the largest wine-growing regions in Germany.
Baden (1.2 million hectolitres) and Württemberg (911,000 hectolitres) will account for another quarter (26%) of the harvest.
Harvest increases are expected in Baden, Württemberg, Mosel, Franconia, Nahe, and Saale-Unstrut this year.
All these regions experienced lower harvests in 2024, with year-on-year declines ranging from 17% to 29% in some areas. Saale‑Unstrut saw a particularly sharp drop of 65%.
This year, declines are projected for Rheinhessen (-14%), Palatinate (-11%) and Rheingau (-7%) regions.
Wine Varieties
Estimates from Destatis suggest that Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc production could rise by around 21% and 16%, respectively, in 2025 compared with last year.
White must will account for 69% of the total harvest at 5.7 million hectolitres, while red must will contribute 31% or 2.6 million hectolitres.
White must will be produced almost exclusively in the Mosel (90%), Rheingau (86%), and Franconia (85%) wine-growing regions, Destatis noted.
The harvest volume of Riesling grapes is expected to increase by 49,000 hectolitres, or 3% year-on-year, to 1.9 million hectolitres in 2025.
Pinot Blanc harvest volume will increase to 529,000 hectolitres, while that of Pinot Gris will rise 10% to 638,000 hectolitres.
The harvest volume of the white grape variety Müller-Thurgau is projected to decrease by 12%, while red grape variety Blauer Spätburgunder is expected to see a 21%.
The Dornfelder variety will witness a decline of 18% to 574,000 hectolitres, the statistics office added.
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